#79 Box Office Hit of 1981

Going Ape! (1981)

Name: Going Ape!
Released: 1981-04-10
Cast: Tony Danza, Jessica Walter, Stacey Nelkin, Danny DeVito, Merie Earle

"There were 3 conditions to the 5 million dollar inheritance, and they had to be bathed twice a week."

Overview

When his father - who owned a circus - dies, Oscar inherits 5 million dollars - and 3 orangutans. However there's a condition connected to the money: if he gives away the apes or just one gets sick or dies during the next 3 years, the zoologic society will get all the money. So he not only has to deal with 3 apes and an annoyed girlfriend, but also with a greedy zoologic society's president.